André Arbus

This successful model of the great French designer André Arbus is comprised of an array of materials: parchment, lemon wood, and is finished with lacquer and bronze. The Mobilier National possesses a narrower bronze version of this gueridon, purchased after the Exposition of Paris 1937. 

Exhibited:

-Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, 1936. Similar gueridon presented by Arbus in a room for a young girl shown during this exhibition. 
-Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques de Paris, 1937. Similar gueridon presented by Arbus in Chambre de Madame, pavillon de l’architecture privée (Private architecture pavilion). 

Bibliography:

- Le décor d’aujourd’hui, #17, June-July 1936. Similar version in parchment exhibited at Salon des Artistes Décorateurs 1936, featured page 32. 
- L’Art Vivant, #217, December 1937. Similar version, dark brown lacquered, exhibited at Paris Exposition 1937, featured page 341.
- Mobilier et Décoration, October 1938. Similar version, off-white lacquered, featured page 356. 
- Yvonne Bruhammer, André Arbus, Architecte-Décorateur des années 40, Norma publisher, Paris, 1996. Similar models featured on pages 16, 59 and 124.